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Another good season, losing big games at big times is the only thing stopping it from being a great season!!

What a season mate. Love the break down of your performance tactically as well. System tweaks could well be the difference. I love the low crosses this year provides loads of cutbacks.

I like how you’re adapting the system to becoming a better team that’s gaining more respect. I feel a lot of people miss this aspect. Teams starting to sit in against you when you become more successful.

Your save really makes fall in love with German football again. So many big clubs with good history that have fallen from grace. It’s shame it’s ruled by Bayern at the very top. Hope Leverkusen do it this year. It’s seems like your building nicely for the long term. East German powerhouse be nice to add to there European success from many moons ago.

Catching up bud… back into another title challenge this year. Besides a poor run of form you kept pace with Bayern for large parts. It’s coming!

Been away a few weeks……. In Ben terms you miss a lot in that time. What a move to Leverkusen. Have they won’t a Bundesliga title yet? Or can you be first to do so?

Just catching up! Quite the run of form…. Would an ultimate collapse to lose the top spot now!

Nicely balanced system, I would imagine you get players in all different channels and tiers, creating great line breaking passing options.

They had been going through a bit of a dry spell in term of trophies and had made it into the continental conversation for sometime. But yes I agree it was a huge step up not sure why the media had it down as a side step, maybe with success in Venezuela coupled with the underperforming U’s. I kind of wanted Peru first but I became so annoyed at the board in Tachira, I brought success and at the first sign of a blip they were ready to fire me, they didn’t deserve the masterplan

Yeah mate am really enjoying it there. Unfortunately game time is extremely limited so it’s a slow burner at the minute. But it’s simmering nicely for when I can get some free time.

Best form of defence is attack

Tough run at the minute, any ideas why your blowing leads?

FC Magdeburg a great East German giant revival, great fanbase some good European success winning the cup winners cup if I remember rightly. Great place for a story

I love this in football. The passion of fans remains even though the rich try to take it from us.

Catching up. Making great progress bud! What’s the end game? Champions league winners cause the EPL looks a good shout this year

B and youth teams doing the business, securing the future of your plans Shrew. Some of your exceptional recruitment style mixed in and it’s not going to be long before the chokers come out on top!

He was on BPD training, passing training, trait training for plays short simple passes. Perhaps this all combined boosted the vision. But you would like to think passing would get the same effect. My general training has a lot of technical work as well. In past editions when I’ve zoned in on my training it’s usually the technicals that improve most. This is in senior players. A solid investment 🤣 I think he is already 6ft 5inches so I would like to hope he was tall enough 🤣

2027 Review Gametime is scarce but I've managed to complete the first full season in Santiago. After a previous tactical update I'll keep this as a general overview of the year to try to kick on into the next season. Fabricio Coloccini is starting to feel at home here, he is getting his tactical philosophy across, the board is backing him and the squad he is starting to build he feels in a few years could be genuine copa libertadores challengers. A record points total in the league saw Universidad De Chile crowned champions for the 19th time, the first league title in over ten years. There is some way to go to match that of city rivals Colo Colo who hold 35, but it keeps them 3 ahead of Universidad Católica. The Copa Libertadores turned out to be a very eventful group, the Santiago side coming back from a bad start to qualify in second place, after a massive 5-0 win over argentina champions Talleres. The current holder Flamanego were up next for the U's and it was always going to be a big ask, the Brazilian side actually went on to win the tournament making it three in a row, only something Fabricio Coloccini can dream about for the time being. The Copa Chile was a rollercoaster ride for Los Azules beating Universidad Católica in the third round in a massive Classic Universitário, only to be beaten in the Chilean Superclásico in the next round by Colo Colo. The 433 is our standard shape across all three systems, how we execute our attacking patterns is different but that's for another day. There were a few positions that were up for grabs, but the team eventually began to pick itself. While I would like to have a more balanced squad in terms of quality to rotate game by game, it takes time to build this level of squad. The fact our goals and assists are coming from all over the pitch is pleasing, proving that we are one dimensional in our attacking play. Reyna, Ojeda and Andrade all take their fair share of corners, Andrade being the main one but as you can see he was in and out the side as he looked to settle into Chilean football. Goals wise, Assadi leads the way but again penalties skew his numbers he scored 8/8 from 12 yards. The wide man went on to win the player of the year, Coloccini said at the start of his tenure he was a special player, but it looks like the Aregntinan who also took manager of the year is getting the best out of him, he has given him license to attack at will and the improvement in his numbers are clear to see. Player Development This is something I'm really trying to improve on, while like everyone I have had my fair share of wonderkids but it is usually because I've bought them, rarely do I shape them from my own academy. So inspired by the Shrew and his recent thread In Spain I'm trying to get better at doing just that. Matías Arancibia - no player development update could go ahead without the mention of the big centre back from Macul, which is Colo Colo's territory so i'm surprised he's made his way through the U's academy. The Promising 18 year old has come on leaps and bounds and is now the first choice LCB. Here you can see his growth from 18 years old to 19. He now looks in shape to potentially become a leader on and off the pitch, as well as an asset at set plays with 8 headed goals. Dribbling +1 Heading +1 Marking +1 Passing +2 Tackling +1 Technique +1 Anticipation +1 Bravery +1 Composure +1 Concentration +2 Decisions +1 Leadership +2 Flair +1 Off The Ball +1 Positioning +1 Vision +4 Acceleration +1 Agility +1 Jumping Reach +1 Pace +1 Stamina +1 Strength +1 Good all round growth for his first year under Colocini who has looked to improve his on the ball skills, a weakness in his game which did not suit the tactical style. He responded well to ball playing defender training and is now capable in that area. Furthermore the addition of simple passes offsets his current lack of true passing abilities to make him a refined defender, comfortable on the ball, but don't expect him to be playing line breaking passes. Simon Ordenes - Being handed his senior debut at 16 by Fabricio at the tail end of last season, he did enough to convince the manager he would be able to provide competition on the flanks for the big hitters Palacios and Assadi. 6 goals and 6 assists in his first full season at the ripe age of 17 is most impressive, so much so that he is being tipped for an international cap. With both big hitting wide men being right footed Ordenas offer a perfect alternative, either cutting in on his left when playing on the right or going down the line when on the left. From 16 to 17 years of age the kid has already progressed nicely. Crossing +1 Dribbling +1 Finishing +1 First Touch +1 Long Shots +1 Passing +1 Tackling +1 Technique +1 Acceleration +1 Agility +1 Balance +2 Jumping +1 Pace +1 Stamina +1 Strength +2 Anticipation +3 composure +3 Concentration +1 Decions +3 Leadership +1 Off The Ball +4 Positioning +1 Teamwork +1 Vision +2 Work Rate +1. The training of inside forward on support on the left side was purely down to the fact he would play that positioning most often than not, depending on the attacking patterns it's either that or a AP out on the same flank and occasionally a winger on the left, but more often than he was used to cut in and be direct. The big boosts in OFB, Anticapton and decisions came from the additional focus on attacking movement. The added traits of getting forward and cuts inside from the right help tailor him to that wide right role. The next stage for him is learning to knock the ball past opponent and changing to final third to help increase that composure. At 17 with a professional personality I really think I have a potential superstar on my hands here. I was concerned about throwing him in too early but he has shown moments of real brilliance, like last minute winner in the Classic Universitário cup game. I think I need to play him like Pep has Foden, bring him in and out the side, keep nurturing his potential, to get his full blown ability to shine in the end. Transfer Business It was a rather quiet window as the squad looked pretty good all round. Three players would leave, a youngster and two older players who didn't even really live up to the squad player status. Tapia and Aranguiz will fetch just shy of a million pounds which can now be re-invested into the side. £1.2 million pounds was spent activating Luis Angel Diaz release clause. Ángelo Henríquez's time at the club is coming to an end, at 33 am not willing to offer him a new deal. He did score 8 goals come the end of the season but this was most likely down to Diaz tearing his hamstring after two games in which he had two goals. Diaz is quick and direct and looks to be an excellent ball carrier, in fact he is a perfect foil for Valencia who is more about working hard out of possession and linking play. Diaz comes off the back off some nice goalscoring numbers and while his injury hampered him settling he still managed to score 5 goals in 7 games, his ability in behind should give us another weapon. He could also see a more complete forward role come into play. The off season I feel there could be a few more moves, a couple of players are coming to the end of their peak so i may cash in. I need a RCB backup to Hernandez. I would like another ball winner and creator for the middle of the pitch and maybe one more wide man. That's a large list and with the foreign player rules it can be tough to find true quality within the league for affordable prices, especially when you can buy off the two main rivals.

What about some traits? Training the players to get forward more? Or gets into opposition box could useful if you have long term players in the roles.

Congratulations on the promotion Ben even if it feels bittersweet at the moment.

Nyheim looks a baller! What a bargain

“The challenge stadium” 🤣 I’ve always wanted to visit Vienna its definitely on my list.

The treq conundrum seems to be something that happens to me very often. I really want to make a role work but, I either don’t have the player or the players around it to suit the roles needed. This year for me it’s been the libero I’ve had limited success building around it, first off I never had a player capable now I have that I can’t get the balance of the rest of the side correct. A CF(a) could be a good alternative if you don’t want a plain AF, at least he should drop and link play, F9 you would most likely have the same issue as with Treq but could be worth a trial to see if it gets into the box after linking playing. My thinking is the F9 isn’t as flamboyant as the treq so you could potentially get the link play but still have some punch in the box from late runs?

Another good season to build upon! Transfer plans look set in stone already. Any signs of the next J-W-P in the academy?

Catching up bro. He was a machine for me at standard liege last fm for two seasons then sold him for a fortune and where he flapped at a couple top German clubs